Little things needed for September Colorado elk

[Dudeman]

I will be doing my first elk hunt in Colorado this September. Besides the main equipment like, shelter, bag, bow, etc. What are some important "little" items that I should remember to bring? Any advice for this green rookie?

 

[wytx]

A light that clips on the bill of your hat. Don't forget a pillow .
Camp shoes.
Toilet paper and baby wipes.
If not guided a chainsaw, chainsaw would be good if your driving in to the camp.

 

[nettereo16]

water treatment

 

[mlgc20]

Chapstick
Extra headlamp batteries
Food cozy (if doing dehydrated meals)

 

[Poser]

Sunglasses case
Sunscreen
Sleep aids
Comfort foods/snacks
Bourbon
Salt (for cooking meat)

 

[Dos Perros]

Extra spoon
Firestarter like PyroPutty or Trioxane

I like to buy short 6" power cords for charging phone or Garmin InReach from my Anker.

 

[Northernpiker]

Are you packing in a ways, or camping by your vehicle?

 

[Winnie]

A way to charge your phone so you can use OnX.

If you will be glassing, a small pad is nice to sit on to keep you dry and comfortable. If you are comfortable, you will glass better.

Gaiters to keep your ankles dry.

 

[Billy Goat]

Windicator. Nothing else hunting wise matters without one if your archery hunting, in my opinion.

 

[Dudeman]

Are you packing in a ways, or camping by your vehicle?

Packing in

 

[accountantsanonymous]

In no particular order.

1. Firestarter
2. Ibuprofen (reg and PM)
3. back up batteries for headlamp(s)
4. water droplets (in case filtration system locks up)
5. a book
6. charging pack for phone/GPS
7. gaiters - those night time showers make the tall grass extremely wet in the am
8. bow kit - (allen wrench, d-loop, etc) - depending on how far from car you are
9. first aid kit
10. paper map/compass

 

[87TT]

Pack mule?

 

[Billy Goat]

Pack mule?

He said little. That's a big ass.

 

[87TT]

Mini mule?

 

[JoshTX]

If you are backpacking...bring half of what you think you should, especially clothes and food.

 

[fatlander]

Go back packing as much as you can this summer wherever home is for you. You’ll quickly find out what you need and don’t need.


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[hobbes]

I prefer to hang food, so enough paracord to hang food. It protects it from mice as much as bears. I bag each day's food, except evening meal, in a gallon ziplock. All I have to do is grab a bag each morning from where I have it hanging then rehang. I store all of the day's trash in that ziplock and hang it that evening when I retrieve the evening freeze dried meal for cooking.

I prefer to bring a toothbrush and paste, but the packs of little flavored disposable brushes work also. Floss is nice to have also.

Wet wipes or baby wipes are a must, but they are relatively heavy. I carry them anyway.

I like dry socks. Gaitors and extra socks help.

I don't have a fire very often (it's usually too dry in archery) but I like to have Firestarter. Cotton balls saturated in Vaseline and stored in a ziplock work pretty well. I spent most of my last backpack trip avoiding the rain, so a couple small fires were nice.

Store mouth calls in more than one location. I've made the mistake of having all my mouthcalls in one pouch on a day hunt once and lost the pouch busting through brush in the dark on the way up the mountain. Not having a call in my mouth probably cost me a shot at a cow.

I like to have several pieces of hard candy or cough drops in a pocket that I can reach. It seems to never fail that I need to cough at the worst times.


As stated above:
Wind Checker is a must. A lighter works in a pinch but I prefer the squeeze bottles of powder.

 

[WCB]

don't forget TP and some baby wipes...nothing like cleaning your face, pits , and hairy bean bag at the end of the day. (make sure you do them in that order)

 

[cnelk]

A few clothespins are handy

 

[4rcgoat]

After having a seed from some damn organic bar stuck between my back molars for 2 days i will never forget to bring some dental floss.........its the little things that kill.